Poilievre, the Super Bowl, and the cautionary tale of the Buffalo Bills
Pierre Poilievre will have to do much more than stand pat if he seriously plans on finally winning the Canadian political Super Bowl. Otherwise, he and his party may have to content themselves, like Buffalo Bills fans, with having come so close that one time.
‘Back to the future’: Senators react to idea of turning Senate Building back into original train station for high-speed rail hub
David Jeanes, a retired engineer and former president of Transport Action Canada, says the Senate Building would be an ideal spot for a downtown Ottawa station, and says it could be linked to the rest of the line with a tunnel going under part of the Rideau Canal.
‘Our heart aches for, and breaks for, the families of Tumbler Ridge,’ says local MP Bob Zimmer
The British Columbia MP said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called him on Feb. 10 to offer words of comfort in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, one of the deadliest school shootings in Canadian history.
‘Tumbler Ridge represents the very best of Canada’: House mourns victims in special address
Nine people are dead after a Feb. 10 mass killing in British Columbia, including the shooter. Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the ‘horrific, senseless violence’ in the Chamber on Feb. 11 after normal parliamentary proceedings and committees were cancelled.
‘A nation mourns with you:’ Carney orders flags at half-mast after deadly Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s previously announced trip to Munich, Germany, has been cancelled in the wake of the deadly Feb. 10 shooting in British Columbia, and Question Period, committee meetings, and other work on Parliament Hill was halted on Feb. 11.
One out, two in for Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight
Meanwhile, there are some updates to note in Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Maya Ouferhat is now press secretary.
Driving accountability when AI has its hand on the wheel
In a world of co-pilots and chat bots, this public interest researcher feels the growing impacts of artificial intelligence.
Hearings at National Assembly offer insight into Bill 1
The so-called Quebec ‘Constitution’ legislation doesn’t respect international law or the Canadian Constitution, and is a threat to the province’s English-speaking community.
Liberal byelection candidates could either burst ‘boys’ club’ bubble or become ‘two more of many’ women on outside of PMO circle: strategists
Recruiting former Ontario NDP deputy leader Doly Begum and doctor Danielle Martin may be ‘phenomenal politics,’ but more will ride on whether they would get a greater voice at the table if elected.
Alberta MPs shouldn’t just quietly wait for separatist issue to blow over
It shouldn’t only fall to Albertan public figures who no longer hold political office, like former premier Jason Kenney or past prime minister Stephen Harper, to speak up for federalism.
